Lightcast is seeking data-driven professionals with specialized language skills to support the expansion of our global features. In this role, you will play a critical part in delivering high-quality data to our customers.
This is a full-time (40 hours/week), independent contractor position with a duration of up to 6 months. Please note that this role requires you to provide your own device (laptop).
Major Responsibilities:
- Analyze and improve data quality of multilingual text classifiers.
- Work with linguistics and engineering teams to build out new parsers across languages.
- Translate various taxonomies such as Skills, Titles, and Occupations.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, Data Analytics, NLP, or a related field (preferred).
- Proficiency in reading and writing Indonesian; additional language knowledge is a plus.
- Strong understanding of syntax and structural analysis of languages.
- Experience with Microsoft Excel, including vlookups, data cleanup, and advanced functions.
- Familiarity with query languages such as SQL.
- Expertise in rule writing using RegEx.
- Knowledge of text analysis or machine learning principles.
- Experience in data analysis using tools such as Excel or Python.
- High tolerance for repetitive and detailed tasks.
- Ability to follow complex instructions, navigate ambiguity, and work independently.
- Exceptional sense of urgency and time management.
- Access to a reliable laptop and a stable internet connection.
Lightcast is a global leader in labor market insights with headquarters in Moscow (ID) with offices in the United Kingdom, Europe, and India. We work with partners across six continents to help drive economic prosperity and mobility by providing the insights needed to build and develop our people, our institutions and companies, and our communities.
Lightcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Lightcast has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We seek dynamic professionals from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work.
